The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second biggest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on June 29 with due solemnity and religious fervour as the moon of the holy month of Zilhaj was sighted in the Bangladesh sky on Monday. The decision was made at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee after reviewing information about the sighting of Zilhaj moon, said a press release of Islamic Foundation. Eid-ul-Azha 2023: Saudi Arabia sets June 28 as date The meeting was held at the office of Islamic Foundation at Baitul Mukarram in the evening. Saudi Arabia will celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on June 28 this year. Eid holidays extended to 4-day

The Zilhajj moon has been sighted in Bangladesh and Eid-ul-Azha will be celebrated on July 21, the national moon sighting committee announced on Sunday. It said the month of Zilhajj will begin from July 12, Monday. The committee made the announcement at a meeting that reviewed information about the sighting of the Zilhajj moon received from across the country. Also read: Eid-ul-Azha: Moon Sighting Committee to meet Sunday State Minister for Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan chaired the meeting at the Islamic Foundation's office at Baitul Mukarram. Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, is celebrated on the 10th day of the holy month of Zilhajj. Saudi Arabia will celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on July 20 this year as the Zilhajj moon was not sighted in the country Friday.